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Personal info

Full name
MCDONALD, Donald R
Date of birth
1925
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Missouri
Hometown
Sugar Creek, Randolph County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37625765
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Ville-au-Val, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 11 72

Immediate family

Members
Bruce McDonald (father)
Hazel McDonald (mother)
Bruce McDonald (brother)

More information

Pvt Donald R. McDonald attended 4 years of high school before he enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 5 October 1943.
He was reported missing in action on 21 September when his company was east of Ville-au-Val, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.80thDivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com -JoMarRo